Prayer Offered for January 6, 2020

Begin again to the summoning birds
to the sight of the light at the window,
begin to the roar of morning traffic
all along [L Street.]

Every beginning is a promise
born in light and dying in dark
determination and exaltation of springtime
flowering the way to work.

Begin to the pageant of queuing [constituents]
the arrogant loneliness of [crows downtown]
bridges linking the past and future
old friends passing though with us still.

Begin to the loneliness that cannot end
since it perhaps is what makes us begin,
begin to wonder at unknown faces
at crying birds in the sudden rain….

Though we live in a world that dreams of ending
that always seems about to give in,
something that will not acknowledge conclusion
insists that we forever begin. (The Essential Brendan Kennelly)

Gracious and merciful God, be with us this year as we dare to trust that our work can benefit the lives of so many people in our State.  We thank You for our courage and our desire to begin again.—AMEN.

Prayer Offered By: 
Sr. Michelle Gorman, RSM
Prayer Date: 
Monday, January 6, 2020
Prayer Status: 
Archived